BlinG: "[UK] still got a long way to go to compete with the likes of Sweden and Ukraine'"
Team Dignitas conducted a short interview with their very own veteran Samayan "BlinG" Kay. The interview's main subject is the UK scene's development in the recent years and BlinG's personal goals.
The interview starts with BlinG talking about his achievements at 2012. He then discusses the UK scene compared to other European powerhouses, and the road he thinks they must take to reach the pinnacle of professionalism:
"I would say it started off high, and gradually got lower and lower, which is bad and also disappointing for me, but I’m hoping to improve on that this coming year."
"It's [UK Scene] getting better, which is nice. It's still got a long way to go in terms of player skill to compete with the top dogs like Sweden and Ukraine but in terms of events, ESET UK are really pushing it forward it seems, with online show matches and sponsoring the SC2 tournaments at I series, so it seems to be going in the right direction for sure."
BlinG is asked about HotS and his adaptation to the new game. Stating that he's had mixed success and is still getting adjusted, Samayan comments about some balance issues revolving Skytoss:
"I used to like oracle openers in PvT but it seems like Terrans have already adapted to that style now and it doesn't really work anymore, so I guess I'll just have to figure out some other stuff."
"It's [Skytoss] not really that common anymore. It was only really used against Zergs and they've pretty much learnt how to deal with it efficiently now and usually stop Protoss ever getting into that situation."
The interview ends as BlinG talks about his prolonged stay with Dignitas, and his plans for the future in terms of practice, streaming, and tournament participation:
"I think the obvious thing that makes the team different is the fact we have around 70 players throughout all of the games, so it makes us a very big team!"
"I plan on streaming regularly as soon as I get my new computer so I can stream in super sick quality!"
You can catch the full interview up on Team Dignitas